†Miocallicebus Takai et al. 2001 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Pitheciidae
Etymology: Mio, from the Miocene age, and callicebus from callicebus, extant titi monkeys, for the resemblace between them.
Full reference: M. Takai, F. Anaya, H. Suzuki, N. Shigehara, and T. Setoguchi. 2001. A new Platyrrhine from the Middle Miocene of La Venta, Colombia, and the phyletic position of Callicebinae. Anthropological Science 109(4):289-307
Parent taxon: Callicebinae according to M. Takai et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Callicebus, Cheracebus, Plecturocebus
Subtaxa: Miocallicebus villaviejai
Type: Miocallicebus villaviejai
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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